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”A tour guide is a person who leads groups of people around a town, museum, or other tourist venue. The tour guide provides a commentary on the features and history of the location, the tours can be from as little as 10-15 minutes to extended periods over many days. Considerable importance is placed on the guide’s knowledge of local stories, history and culture depending on the location of the tour – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_guide Wikipedia:Tour Guide August 2007
This is a course for learning or refreshing yourself with the skills and duties involved in tour guiding for a tourism organisation.
My name is David Seath and I will be guiding you through this course – hopefully challenging and inspiring you and bringing to life just exactly what a tour guide does.
My background is somewhat varied (as you will no doubt find out) but currently I spend most of my time taking groups rock climbing, tramping and mountaineering in the wonderful NZ outdoors.
The following slideshare is an overiew of the different job opportunities available in the guiding industry.
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